Ken Murphy from Motorola talks us through the tech and features of the Motorola Droid X2 with Verizon Wireless. Watch what you can do with an HDMI cable and the Droid X2! You can connect the Droid to your TV and it becomes your mobile and agile multi-media host as well as your personal information device. Look at maps, play games, update a document with Quick Office, or watch a video on the TV with no resolution loss.

I like the look and feel of this phone in my hand. I can’t say it plainer than that. The weight is comfortable the size is not too big to grip and the screen is just right for what I want to do with my phone. Droid is fast to respond to my multimedia demands with his dual core processor and has the battery stamina to keep up with my constant use without forcing me to Starbucks for a Plug-in-and-charge. His robotic/androidesque voice when I power him is charming to me and I like his unique features the living wall-paper and the social media carousel. I can access just about anything with a thumb-swipe and a tap so I can intuitively reach for what I am looking for as I walk, talk and multi-task without having to stop, stand-still and grip the phone with one hand and finger-peck with the other to find what I need.  The Droid X2 and I get along just fine and I am not sneak-finger-swiping on other smart devices to compensate for anything. He meets my personal device needs.

Back to that multi-media host concept….I am big on sharing videos and photos with family and friends and I love to share a quick powerpoint with colleagues being able to shimmy up to any flatscreen, or anything that takes a mini HDMI connection really, is a big bonus for me. If you want to look under the hood, watch Ken’s video blurb or check out the specs at motorola.com.

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What is Isis?  It’s what Discover, Barclaycard, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon are calling their mobile phone-based payment system.  If you’re sick of lugging around credit and debit cards, cash, coupons, tickets, reward cards and all the like, then keep on reading!

Isis will use near-field technology communication (NTC) and cell phones to revolutionize the payment process.  Remember those Speedway wands that you could wave in front of the Speedway horse at the pump?  Then when it lit up (because it was linked to your credit card), it meant you could pump your gas?  Well, that’s what it is, except in this case it’s your cellphone and not a wand, and it could hold (what sounds like) all of your information for every single account you have.

My initial concern would be, what if I loose my cellphone?  What if my “cousin” wanted to use my new “wallet”?  As with every new system, I’m sure that it will be encrypted with high security to protect our precious information.

I think this will catch on quickly, but I’m a little hesitant.  How likely are you to transition?  Personally, I think I would initially start with reward accounts only.  Then begin including credit cards slowly from there…or maybe I’m paranoid.

Read more about ISIS

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In Episode 7 of the Girls out Loud Show, Maya and Cristina go from old technology to new, from late use of the Polaroid camera, to the greatest books of all time, to the mass consumption of email via Blackberry and to the new age of shopping with Shopkick. Come ride the tech heavy journey from the past to the future!

Did Shopkick Just Change The Check-In Game? You Be The Judge

BlackBerry Torch announced

Motorola-Verizon tablet will have FiOS TV, ten-inch screen?

What Is Microsoft’s Mysterious Black Nub?

Thirty Books Everyone Should Read Before They’re Thirty

He Took a Polaroid Every Day, Until the Day He Died

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Girls Out Loud Episode 7

Enjoy the show? Hate it? Either way, give us a shout at maya[at]girlsoutloudshow.com or cristina[at]girlsoutloudshow.com.

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Calling all social media junkies looking for a easier way to stay connected and a new phone!   Today Motorola and Verizon introduced the Motorola DEVOUR,  Verizon’s  first phone with MOTOBLUR to be release in March 2010. MOTOBLUR is Motorola’s Android-powered content delivery service that is designed to make phones more social media smart and personal with a customizable home screen.  See Press Release here and below are the product specs.  Needless to say after previously reviewing one of Moto’s phones, the Rival,  I am interested and hope Motorola sends me the Devour to review.  

Key features:

• Touch-sensitive navigation pad
• 3.1” capacitive touch screen
• Pre-loaded applications such as Gmail, Google Talk™, YouTube™, Google Search™ and Google Maps™ with Google Maps Navigation.
• Android Market™ gives users access to more than 20,000 applications.
• Happenings Widget – MOTOBLUR automatically pushes status updates, wall posts and photo updates from popular social networking sites to the Happenings Widget on the home screen. Customers can flick through the latest updates and fire back responses using the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.
• Universal Inbox – MOTOBLUR gathers texts, social network messages and e-mails into one home screen widget for quick response.
• Back-Up and Security – Contacts, log-in information, home screen customizations, e-mail and social network messages are backed up automatically on the secure MOTOBLUR portal. The portal also allows customers to use the phone’s fully integrated aGPS to help locate the phone if misplaced. Remote wipe easily clears information from a lost device.
• 8 GB microSD™ card pre-installed
• Bluetooth® profiles supported: A2DP, HID, HSP, HFP, AVRCP and GAP

Cross your fingers I get to test this product and let you cutegeek fans know more about this product!

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I got notice from Motorola that they would be sending me a new Motorola Rival A455 purple phone to test out (and give back after two weeks).  Once I heard that I would be getting this phone, I went to Verizon to see what goodies would be delivered to me in a matter of days.  My initial thoughts were that the silver and black Motorola Rival A455 phone was a tad manly, and curious on how I would adapt to the keyboard (only b/c I am use to mine).

Once I received the Motorola Rival A455 in the mail I noticed I received the cool purple color and I have to admit, I am a huge fan of color personalization.

First I had to locate the power and this is when I fall on the sword for being an idiot. It took me a while to realize what button to turn it on with (my IPAQ 910 has its own power switch). I literally pressed every button and almost had to bust out the instruction manual (what kind of tech geek am I?). See my dorky unboxing here!

Once I turned it on it was smooth sailing. A few features I already noticed about the phone were that when you slide it closed from the keyboard the screen locks automatically. My phone locks after 5mins, and frankly I do not know how many times my purse has called someone or even when it’s locked the buttons still make noise.  One day I was walking to the elevator and I had this annoying beeping following me; go figure it was my IPAQ 910.

Another feature is even though it’s a slider phone, the screen is also a touch screen and it’s not like your typically touch as the screen feels like glass; not gooey like my current phone.  What I also love about the Motorola Rival A455 is the backlit QWERTY keyboard which turned different colors when switched from numbers to letters.

First thing I tested was texting; figuring out what the ease of use was. Like most smart phones you can send a normal text, IMs, video text, and voice text. I also tried the voice texting to check the quality; though the feature is great the sound quality was OK. Ease of use check! I believe this phone is easy for teenagers as well as those just branching into the world of texting, tweeting and emailing.

Next I tested the recording option with the 2MP camera. My great pal Stefanie invited me to a Paramore concert (I have to admit I did not know who they were at first) so I took some video’s of me getting ready and our walking adventure to the music venue! I then sent them to my husband to test out the feature.  I have to be honest I got mixed reviews; he said they were OK and that they were too shakey (which I am pretty sure its because my hands are a tad shakey). The sound however was amazing and crystal clear plus the cool thing about the video’s is you can also stream them.

Next on my phone journey with the Motorola Rival A455 was the Media center which includes Music and tones, Pictures and videos, Games, Mobile Web, Browse and Download, and Extras as option for you to choose from. I tried the music first and it already had 3 downloaded songs; I loved it and again thought the sound quality was amazing. The phone’s music player can also connect to V Cast from Rhapsody so you can download content plus you can use 3.5mm earbuds/ headset with it. 

See me with the Motorola Rival A455 and my JBL reference 250 headset that also has a mic that can switch in between music and phone.

I had already checked out my videos so I moved on to games and to my extreme surprise it had Pac Man on it. I was overjoyed and spent an hour trying to get to next levels. Each time I would get killed the phone vibrated.  I am not sure why that was so fun for me but it was!  I am not 100% sure if each phone comes with the game but if it doesn’t get it!

After a couple days I received a Motorola Bluetooth Endeavor HX1 and paired it with the Motorola Rival A455 with no problems; in fact it was very simple to do. Stay tuned for my review on the Motorola Bluetooth Endeavor Hx1.

I think the Motorola Rival A455 is a great phone for those serious texters (you know who you are!) and not a bad value at 79.99 from the Verizon store.  Below are the tech specs for all you cutegeeks! Enjoy!

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